It sounds like Tesla might have walked back on those plans over the last two years as Musk most recently mentioned Supercharger maxing out at around 250 kW, which is about twice the current max charge rate of Tesla’s vehicles.

Some automakers are currently rolling out the first vehicles capable of taking a higher charge rate than Tesla’s vehicles, like the Audi e-tron with a 150 kW charge rate.

The Porsche Taycan is expected to be the first vehicle with a 350 kW charge rate when it launches at the end of next year.

Electrek’s Take

For the coverage, I’ll believe it when I see it. Elon has made too many predictions about this that didn’t materialize.

I’ll be happy if they get to 18,000 Superchargers by the end of the next year.

This week is going to be a very good stress test for the network. With the Thanksgiving travel, we are going to see where Tesla needs to add stations.

I would recommend that you prepare some extra time for charging if you are going somewhere that requires a Supercharger stop this weekend.

As for Supercharger V3, that’s what I’m most excited about. Some other automakers are sneaking past Tesla with higher charge rates and it looks like Tesla is soon going to have an answer.

The big question is how higher the charge rate is going to go and which Tesla vehicles are going to be able to take it?

We know that Model 3 should already be able to take a higher charge rate between 150 and 170 kW, but Supercharger V3 is expected to be able to deliver even more power.

Will Tesla updates its vehicle lineup with a capacity for a higher charge rate? What do you think? Let us know in the comment section below.